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The year is almost over—a perfect moment to take a look back. This is for everyone who, just like myself and my students, learned one or more languages in 2024.
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My first attempt at writing in Afrikaans
Hallo, hoe gaan dit? My naam is Kenny en ek kom uit België, maar ek bly nou in Madrid, die hoofstad van Spanje. Ek is gebore in Gent in 1983. My verjaardag is op 11 November. Ek is eenenveertig jaar oud. Ek het politieke wetenskappe en journalistiek gestudeer, maar ek werk as ’n taalonderwyser…
Languages and identity
Languages are part of our identity. For many people, they form a huge part of who they are. You can clearly see this in places like Catalunya, Galiza, or Euskal Herria. When we speak the language we call our mother tongue, we feel at home 🏡; we feel safe.
My language learning journey in 2024
The past few years I’ve used the month of December to decide what to do in the new year. So what about 2024?
I’ve had a few languages that I invested a lot of time in but then along the way life happened and I couldn’t or I didn’t want to continue with them on a regular basis. Last December I decided to try to reactivate these languages together with 3 priority languages.
But now at the end of the first month of 2024 I find myself with four extra languages that suddenly one way or another are wandering around me every day.
November challenge: 200 words in Danish
This November I am going to write 200 words in Danish E.V.E.R.Y. day.
I just realised after having written my first text that 200 words is actually a lot. I don’t know if I have enough interesting things in my head to write every single day 200 words but I am going to try.
Do you remember the moment you fell in love with languages?
I think it is very difficult to pinpoint the exact moment when I fell in love with languages as it is something that has grown very slowly.
A very important moment was for sure when my secondary school organised an exchange with a school from Tricarico, Italy. After two weeks in Tricarico, I was already able to speak some basic 🇮🇹. Immersion really helps to pick up a language.
More importantly…
My new language adventure: Kenny goes ITALKI
How did this new adventure of mine start?
How did I end up teaching 500 lessons to almost 100 different students in less than 3 months?
I am an introvert. No, I award myself the title Mr. Introvert’83. I have no idea how some people don’t start sweating when they meet new people. I start sweating when I know there is a POSSIBILITY, I MIGHT have to meet someone new sometime in the future.
My language learning methods – The sho(r)t version
The other day somebody in one of the language groups on Facebook that I am member of asked, “What are some of the methods you use to learn a language?”. Well, here is my very very very short answer in 🇬🇧 and 🇮🇹 in just 30 seconds.
Language challenge #40h7dLC
If you want to study 40 hours in 7 days, you’d better prepare yourself. Actually, it’s doesn’t matter what you study, how you study or how much you study, prepping yourself properly is 🔑 KEY 🔑 and will save you precious time. It took me about an hour to get a proper schedule ready for this challenge (and an extra hour to get the design right).